Faculty

UCF faculty members across the university, including several from the College of Engineering and Computer Science, achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2023-24 cycle. The 104 approved faculty — 63 for promotion, 40 for promotion and tenure and one for tenure — underwent a rigorous performance evaluation by peers, college…

Farzaneh Nosouhian has always had a passion for engineering and for mentoring students. That passion has led her to the UCF Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, where she now serves as a lecturer. Nosouhian just completed her first semester with the department, after serving as an assistant professor at Alabama A&M University. She…

Four mid-career researchers from the University of Central Florida received Rising Stars awards by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL), a group that brings together the nation’s most distinguished and impactful scholars who live and work in Florida. They are among 12 honorees competitively selected from nominated researchers at universities across…

WTS Central Florida has awarded Associate Professor Hatem Abou-Senna with the 2023 Honorable Ray LaHood Award, which recognizes male leaders in the field of transportation who have contributed to the advancement of women and minorities in the profession. Abou-Senna received the award at the 26th Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet at the SeaWorld Ports of…

Four new faculty members are joining the UCF Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering this academic year. They bring with them a wide range of expertise in hazard assessment and mitigation, machine learning, building design, digital twins, smart cities, water quality improvement, greenhouse gas emissions and much more. More than 30 new faculty members…

What is the benefit of research experience to students who will pursue careers in industry, rather than in academia? A lot, according to the 37 students who have been mentored by Woo Hyoung Lee. Many of Lee’s research students will become practicing engineers, as well as those who continue on in academia. He believes that…

Four University of Central Florida researchers have been named highly cited researchers in their field for 2021 by analytics company Clarivate, based on data from Web of Science. The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.…

Professor Ni-bin Chang has been named a Fellow of 2018 National Academy of Inventors, a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. More than…

Associate Professor Thomas Wahl has received the 2018 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award from the European Geosciences Union. Wahl has been selected for his fundamental contributions to the research on assessment of coastal-flood risk. A release from the EGU cites Wahl as “a highly productive, well-cited and active member of the EGU early career…

Professor Ni-bin Chang has been named a 2017 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He was selected for his development of computational techniques for the analysis of environmental sustainability. He has made seminal advancements through various environmental sensing, monitoring and modeling techniques for a green, smart and healthy living environment. The rank…